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Status Delivered
Workspace z/OS Connect
Created by Guest
Created on May 26, 2017

z/OS Connect EE: Suppress null fields from response

z/OS Connect EE: Suppress null fields from response

In z/OS Connect EE, enable an option to suppress response fields that have null value, or no value. If the fields have a null value, or no value, fields should not be returned to the client.

The fields that contain a non-null value, they should be returned to the client.

Enable an option to selectively be set for individual response fields.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Dec 15, 2017

    This requirement is addressed by z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition V3.0.3 / APAR PI88611:
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI88611

    This capability is delivered by use of the "Omit empty fields" option, in the "Advanced Service Data Conversions Options" menu of the service creation UI. For further details, refer to topic "Service-level data conversion customization" in the z/OS Connect EE V3.0 Knowledge Center:
    https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS4SVW_3.0.0/com.ibm.zosconnect.doc/designing/service_advancedmapping.html